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Bottas: Tyre mix-up cost me fifth place
Valtteri Bottas believes he lost a probable fifth place finish in the Belgian Grand Prix when his Williams team accidentally fitted his tyres incorrectly at his first pitstop. The Grove-based squad earned Bottas a drive-through penalty after sending him back on to the circuit with three soft tyres and one medium tyre. That setback meant the Finn came home ninth, having run in sixth at the time of the ill-fated stop – dropping from third on the grid after a poor start. Asked when he became aware of the team’s mistake, Bottas said: “I just thought there was a bit of a mistake with tyre pressures or something. Read the Belgian Grand Prix race report: Hamilton wins, late puncture costs...
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